The Mesa project (there are always two sides of the story)

This morning we met Mr C.J. Dancer at the University of Washington. Mr Dancer is the Director of the Seattle Mathematics Science and Engineering Achievement (MESA) and he is the living example of what MESA can do for you.
Seattle MESA  prepares the underserved minorities for college in STEM fields starting in elementary school, and continuing through high school.
During this tour we met al lot of people and companies involved with improving the educational system. Most bigger companies put a lot of effort and money into even more initiatives. And it is not always about the money. Most funding programs are well managed. Improving STEM education for the underserved minorities, it is number one on the list. As well as supporting the parents.

With all respect, there are some gaps.
In the Seattle area there is a lot of poverty. Although most schools look nice, student/teacher ratio can be up to 35/1. Often enthusiastic teachers but uncertified. No books.
Most of the children raised by one parent doing two / three jobs to survive.
Older kids more or less raising their younger brothers and sisters.
Why?
A closed mouth won't get fed.
After all the meetings we had, I'm sure that the intentions are legitimate but there is still a lot of work to be done.

MESA gives the students some after school structure trying to get the kids of the streets.
Success stories? Mr Dancer is and was one of these kids.